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Neopheosia fasciata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neopheosia

Neopheosia fasciata

Neopheosia fasciata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Sundaland, Buru and Japan.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm. The forewing pattern consists of black and brown streaks on a pale yellow ground colour.

The larvae feed on cherry. They are pale green with a dorsal series of dark red quadrate marks. The head is streaked with dark red.

Subspecies

  • Neopheosia fasciata fasciata
  • Neopheosia fasciata japonica Okano, 1955 (Japan)
  • References

    Neopheosia fasciata Wikipedia